FIS Thunder Bolt Manuel utilisateur
Thunder Bolt Multi-Tester
Operations Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Thunder Bolt Multi-Tester Universal Features and Settings ..................... 1
Thunder Bolt Application Operation ............................................................ 2
Trace View Pane .......................................................................................... 2
Cursor Marker Pane .................................................................................... 3
Scan Settings Pane ..................................................................................... 3
Soft Key Options .......................................................................................... 3
Hard Key Options ........................................................................................ 6
Event Table Screen ...................................................................................... 7
Event Table Pane ......................................................................................... 8
Event Detail Window ................................................................................. 8
Soft Key Options .................................................................................. 8
File Manager Screen .................................................................................. 9
Soft Key Options .................................................................................. 9
Moving and Copying Files ........................................................................ 10
Thunder Bolt Multi-Tester Quick Start ........................................................... 11
Multi-Tester Quick Start ............................................................................. 11
OTDR Standard Operation ....................................................................... 11
Extended Dynamic Range ........................................................................ 12
Saving or Opening a File ........................................................................... 12
Inserting/Editing/Removing an Event ................................................... 13
Macrobend Detection ................................................................................ 14
Thunder Bolt Multi-Tester Project Mode Operation ................................... 15
Thunder Bolt Multi-Tester Gigabit Analyzer Option .................................. 17
Thunder Bolt Multi-Tester Line Checker ........................................................ 17
Main Menu
The rst screen you see when the Thunder
Bolt has booted up, contains an array of
icons. One icon for each application or
section of the Thunder Bolt. Highlight any
of the icons using either the scroll wheel
or the directional arrows and then press
the center of the scroll wheel to launch
the application.
Time / Date
A time and date stamp is recorded every
time a scan or test is performed and
saved. To change the Time or Date go to
the System Setting tab in the Systems
Setting application. Use the numerical
keypad to insert correct time.
Screen Brightness
The screen brightness is user adjustable.
To adjust the brightness go to the System
Setting tab in the Systems Setting
application.
Help Feature
The Thunder Bolt has an on-board help
application which is activated by pressing
the Help button on the front panel.
Distance Units
Select this feature to change the unit of
measurement (Kilometers, Meters, Feet,
Kilo-Feet, Miles) for the Thunder Bolt.
Launch Box
Enter the distance of your launch reel
into this feature. The OTDR will omit
measuring this distance in the result/
event table.
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Thunder Bolt Multi-Tester
Universal Features and Settings
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Trace View Pane
Reected Power
(Y-Axis) Does not modify
Range / Distance
(X-Axis)
Can be either automatically set by the OTDR
or manually set by the user (see Soft Key
options; Pulse Width & Range).
Trace
Zoom scale and View can be set by user
(see Zoom and View in Soft Key Options
section).
Cursors
The Thunder Bolt has an A and B cursor. The
active cursor appears in “red” and will have
cursor location and loss readings shown
above it. The inactive cursor is shown in
“blue”. To switch between cursors press the
center of the scroll wheel. To move the active
cursor, turn the scroll wheel left or right.
Event Markers
Each event is identied by a number. Each
marker corresponds to an Event Table event.
Zoom
You can expand the trace either horizontally
or vertically in order to zoom in on a
particular section of the trace. The left /
right arrows zoom or expand the trace
horizontally. The up / down arrows expand
the trace vertically.
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Application Operation
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Cursor Marker Pane
Cursor Location
Each cursor has a distance from the
origin value next to it. The active cursor is
highlighted
A - B Distance between cursor A and cursor B
along the trace line.
Loss Reading
This line shows the cursor based loss
readings. The user can choose between
2-Point or 4-Point loss methods.
Avg. Loss
This reading shows the average dB per
Kilometer Loss (dB/Km) of the ber between
the two cursors.
Scan Settings Pane
λThe wavelength the current trace was
scanned at (ex. 1550nm)
ПThe pulse width the current trace was
scanned at (ex. 50ns)
ӁThe range the current trace was scanned at
(ex. 10Km)
€
The scan duration of the current trace was
scanned at (ex. 10 sec)
Soft Key Options
Wavelength
Press this soft key to call up a menu of
available Wavelengths. Use the scroll wheel
or the up / down arrows to highlight the
wavelength you would like to use.
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Distance Units
Select this feature to change the unit of
measurement (Kilometers, Meters, Feet,
Kilo-Feet, Miles) for the Thunder Bolt.
Pulse Width & Range
Press this soft key to call up a menu
of available Pulse Widths & Ranges.
Use the scroll wheel and arrows to
highlight the desired Pulse Width, then
press the right arrow to switch to the
Range menu. Use the scroll wheel and
arrows to highlight the desired Range.
Press the Accept soft key to enter your
selections.
Duration
Press this soft key to call up a menu
of available scan Durations. Use the
scroll wheel or the up / down arrows to
highlight the duration you would like
to use.
View From
Press this soft key to toggle through
the View From options.
• Origin - Displays standard trace with
the origin on the far left side
• Cursor A - Displays the trace with
Cursor A xed in the center of the
display. The trace will scroll when
you move Cursor A.
• Cursor B - Displays the trace with
Cursor B xed in the center of the
display. The trace will scroll when
you move Cursor B.
Show/Hide
Event Table
Toggle this soft key to call up the Event
Table screen or hide it and bring up
the A-B loss screen where you can use
the cursors freely to manually measure
sections of ber. Cursors will only scroll
to the recorded events when event
table is displayed.
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More Press this key to see more soft key
options.
Macrobend Test
Press this key to start the Macrobend
Test and the OTDR will scan two
wavelengths right after each other and
overlay them when done. The user can
then select the threshold of detection.
Header Press this soft key to go to the Header
information entry screen.
Loss Method
Press this soft key to toggle through
the Loss Method options.
• 2-Point - Measures the loss
between cursor A and B
• 4-Point (LSA) - Uses Least
Squares Approximation method
to determine loss. This procedure
uses both main cursors and two
minor cursors to determine the
averaging areas used to determine
the loss. The distance between
the cursors can be manually
set. The cursor distance can be
locked so the averaging area size
remains the same as you adjust the
position relative to the event.
Lock Main Cursor
Press this soft key to toggle between
Lock and Unlock the distance between
Cursor A and B.
Lock Range Cursor
This function only works when you
are in 4-point loss mode. It locks the
distance between the major and minor
cursors.
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Save
Press this soft key to have the OTDR
save your current trace using a le
name the user creates. The trace will
be saved in the current active save
location.
Save As
Press this soft key to have the OTDR
save your current trace using a le
name the user creates. The user will be
asked to specify a save location.
Open
Press this soft key to open the le
explorer window that has all of the
save locations on the OTDR. To open
a saved le use either the scroll wheel
or the directional arrows to highlight
the folder you want to open. Press the
Right Arrow to open and show the
contents of the folder. Once you have
found your le, Press the Open soft key
or the center of the scroll wheel to
open the trace.
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Hard Key Options
Test Use this button to activate or start scans on
the Thunder Bolt.
Auto/Man
This button toggles between auto setting
and manual setting in the OTDR function.
When in Auto mode the OTDR will set the
pulse width and range settings automatically.
In Manual mode wavelength, pulse width,
range and duration are set by the user.
Real Time
This button activates the real time scan
feature in the OTDR application. The user
selects all of the scan parameters manually.
When a real time scan is in process,
pressing this button will stop the scan.
File Manager
This button opens the le management
section of the OTDR. You may save,
recall, copy and transfer les from this
section. (see File Manager section for
details of each function)
System Settings
This button opens the System Setting
section of the OTDR. (see System
Setting section for details)
Help
This button opens the Help section.
Depending on where you are in the
Thunder Bolt system will determine the
initial help topics that will be displayed.
You may also search the help les
manually.
Home
This button takes you back to the main
menu screen where you may select an
OTDR application to open.
Distance The overall distance to the end event on the
trace.
Loss The overall loss value for the entire OTDR
trace.
ORL The optical return loss value for the entire
OTDR trace
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Event Table Screen
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